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How to Cook Banana Pastillas
Manny
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Prep Time
10
minutes
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Cook Time
30
minutes
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Total Time
40
minutes
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Course
Candies/Desserts
Cuisine
Filipino
Ingredients
1
kilo ripe banana
saba
butter or margarine
300
grams
sugar
Instructions
How to cook Banana Pastillas:
Boil ripe saba banana; slice 3 cm thick.
Grind the sliced bananas until it is mashed.
Add 1 /2 cup water for every 2 cups banana and mix thoroughly.
Mix sugar and banana in pan. Let simmer under low fire.
Stirring should be done constantly until a clear mixture is obtained with the desired consistency.
Transfer to mixing board lined with waxed paper.
Flatten and even up mixture with rolling pin until 1 cm thick.
Add butter and sprinkle with sugar. Slice into 4 cm x 1 cm pieces.
Let cool then wrap in candy wrapper.